| River Suck | |
|---|---|
 River Suck, Athleague | |
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| Etymology | Irish suca, possibly from words meaning "amber" or "juice, sap" |
| Native name | An tSuca (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lough O'Flynn, County Roscommon |
| • elevation | 72 metres (236 ft) |
| Mouth | River Shannon |
• location | Shannonbridge, County Offaly |
| Length | 133 kilometres (83 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 22.2 m3/s (780 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Smalghrean River, Linbaun River, Shiven River |
The River Suck (Irish: An tSuca [ənˠ ˈt̪ˠʊkə]) is a river within the Shannon River Basin in Ireland, 133 km (82.5 mi)[1] in length. It is the main tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon a kilometre south of the village of Shannonbridge.
- ^ Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)